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In true Google form, Google Fit is intuitive and user-friendly. Available on both Android and iOS, it compiles information from other health-centered apps and fitness trackers, giving you an overview of your daily and weekly fitness and sleep activities. 

You don't need a smartwatch to use Google Fit, though if you do it'll add workouts to the app automatically rather than having to input them yourself. Here's everything you need to know.

What is Google Fit?

Google Fit is a fitness tracking app available for Android and iOS devices. It's designed to act as a virtual coach to help you achieve a healthier and more active life. 

In the app, you can earn Heart Points, an activity goal created by Google Fit in collaboration with the American Heart Association, by completing moderate to intense activities. 

The app also offers actionable tips to achieve daily activity and sleep goals, and you can use it to measure and track your progress. Google Fit can be used in tandem with other fitness apps and devices.

How to set up Google Fit

1. Download the Google Fit app for Android or iOS.

2. Sign in to your Google account. 

Phone screenshot showing how to sign in to Google Fit]
If you're already logged in to your Google account via an app like Gmail, you won't need to re-enter your username and password.
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3. (Optional) Connect Google Fit to Apple Health by tapping Connect to Apple Health. 

4. (Optional) Tap Allow notifications to enable push notifications related to your daily and weekly activity goals.

iPhone screenshot showing an option to enable notifications from Google Fit
Opting in to push notifications can help keep you stay on top of your fitness goals.
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5. Set your daily activity goals by tapping Next in the pop-up window. Tap to choose the option that best suits your lifestyle. Tap Set goals to confirm your choice. 

iPhone screenshot showing three daily goal options for Google Fit
Daily goals can be changed at any time in the Profile tab.
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How to use Google Fit

The Google Fit app has three main sections: Home, Journal, and Profile. Here's how to use each one.  

Home 

The Home screen is your day and week at a glance, with the daily number of Heart Points earned and Steps completed at the top. When you've achieved your daily goals, both circles will be completed. Directly underneath your Heart Points and Steps are calories burned, miles traveled, and move minutes. 

iPhone screenshot of the Home tab in Google Fit
Check your daily and weekly activity progress on the Home screen.
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The Home Page also shows how often you've achieved your daily goals in the last seven days, your progress toward your weekly target, sleep data (if you have a connected sleep tracking app or device), your recent workouts, and more. 

Journal 

This tab shows activities, which you can add manually using the plus + icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Activities are also added automatically by connected devices (like Wear OS or Apple Watch) and apps.

iPhone screenshot of the Journal tab in Google Fit
Information on individual workouts appears in the Journal tab.
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Profile 

In the Profile tab, you can change your activity goals (Steps and Heart Points), set a bedtime schedule, and add or change information about your weight and height.

iPhone screenshot of the Profile tab in Google Fit
Update or edit basic information in this tab.
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Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made. 
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